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Resignation after War

Pakistan · Warfare / Indian Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1971Date range
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Chronological records

1971

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan20 December 1971

Rawalpindi · Warfare / Indian Wars

Yahya Khan relinquishes power after Pakistan's defeat and the separation of East Pakistan as Bangladesh.

Names involved

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan

Provenance

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